2018 NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals making calls to trade up for QB

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Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim (L) and Michael Bidwill, owner and CEO of the Cardinals, watch the final minutes of the game against the Tennessee Titans on December 10, 2017 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI | License Photo

The Arizona Cardinals have been working the phones, trying to find a willing trade partner to move up in the first round of the NFL Draft.

"They certainly seem like they're making the most phone calls about possibly moving up for a quarterback," said Rapoport. "It's safe to assume that five or six could be potential slots to trade for a quarterback."

A report out of Denver by Mike Klis of 9News said the Cardinals are among three teams that have reached out to the Broncos about making a trade for the No. 5 pick.

Arizona signed oft-injured veteran quarterback Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon in the offseason following the retirement of Carson Palmer, but this year's draft is among the deepest in highly-rated signal callers.

Bradford, who signed a one-year contract worth $20 million in the offseason, has started all 16 games in a season only twice in seven NFL seasons, and Glennon didn't pan out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears.

The 65-year-old Arians isn't accepting the notion that Jackson isn't ready to be an NFL-style passer.

"He's been in a pro-style offense," Arians said. "He's more of a scrambler with designed runs. I don't think I'd design runs for him. I would just let him, a la Russell Wilson, take what's there, and whoosh, take off running."